Wizkid has officially became the first African artist to surpass 10 billion streams across all credits this week, per Kworb.net data.
Hit classics such as Joro, ‘Essence’ with Tems and ‘Come Closer’ with Drake, and tracks from Made in Lagos helped to drive the milestone, overlapping Burna Boy’s 9 billion streams and Davido’s 3.2 billion.
Fans celebrated at the ‘WPP’ party (WizKids political party).
WizKid currently has 13 million monthly listeners. His achievement marks why he is the pioneer of Afrobeats’ explosive global rise.
Additionally he is the the first African artist to achieve each milestone, from 1B to 10B streams.
